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600731

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date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Greece: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in refugee camps in Greece.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>In collaboration with the Greek Government, the Department for International Development (DFID) closely monitors conditions for refugees and migrants in camps in Greece. Officials from DFID make frequent visits to camps and a humanitarian adviser has been deployed in Athens. I travelled to Greece in September, where I visited camps and met with migrants and those involved in addressing the humanitarian situation.</p><p>The UK has responded generously to the Mediterranean humanitarian crisis, contributing more than £34 million to the response in Greece. This support has provided life-saving assistance refugees and migrants including the provision of food, water, hygiene kits and infant packs, and psychosocial care.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:16:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600732

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the refugee camps which are currently receiving aid from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID supports refugee camps in many different countries as part of our wider programming to assist those displaced by conflict, persecution and fear. It is not possible to list each individual camp.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:15:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600733

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: EU External Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for International Trade on the effect on developing countries of EU food tariffs.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	48215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets with her Ministerial colleagues regularly to discuss a variety of issues relating to trade and development. DFID officials are working closely with the Department for International Trade and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the impact of EU tariffs and non-tariff measures on developing country exports.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:19:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

600734

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential pressure on its foreign aid budget from requirements for humanitarian aid within Syria and neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	48293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>My department has assessed the level of support needed to help those affected by the Syria crisis and allocated its budget accordingly. In response to the Syria crisis, the UK has committed £2.3 billion since 2012, making us the second largest humanitarian donor after the US. This includes £510 million for support to Syria and the region in 2015/2016 and a further £840 million that has been pledged for the coming years until 2020.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:19:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

600736

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of assistance funding to Afghanistan, announced by her Department on 2 October 2016, she estimates will be spent by Departments other than her own in each year to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>On 2 October the Secretary of State announced that the UK would spend up to £750m in official development assistance (ODA) to Afghanistan to 2020, depending on Afghan government performance and security conditions.</p><p>Of this, £700m is DFID ODA. The remaining £50m ODA will be spent through cross-government mechanisms including the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:17:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

600739

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Haiti: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the humanitarian response in Haiti reflects the needs of older people affected by Hurricane Matthew.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	48351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committing up to £8 million of initial support to help thousands of people in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew.</p><p>In Haiti the UK is working closely with other international donors, the United Nations, NGOs and the Government of Haiti to establish the extent of the damage and the most pressing humanitarian needs following Hurricane Matthew. Our response is targeted to those most in need, taking account of vulnerable groups including older people. DFID is getting aid to where it is needed most, and relief items from the UK are being distributed in the worst affected areas of Haiti.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:17:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

600741

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Italy: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the refugee camps in Italy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development, and other UK Government departments, closely monitor conditions for refugees and migrants arriving in Italy, as well as the humanitarian situation there more broadly.</p><p>The UK has responded generously to the Mediterranean humanitarian crisis, contributing up to £1.5 million in humanitarian assistance to partners working in Italy. Through the Red Cross, UK aid has reached more than 85,000 refugees and migrants arriving in Italy with food assistance.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:14:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600742

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Balkans: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the refugee camps in Serbia and Montenegro.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development, and other UK Government departments, continue to closely monitor conditions for refugees and migrants in official Government-run centres and unofficial camps in Serbia, as well as the humanitarian situation in the Balkans more broadly.</p><p>The UK has responded generously to the refugee and migrant crisis, contributing up to £18 million in humanitarian assistance in the Balkans through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Red Cross, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), as well as the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM). This support has provided life-saving aid to migrants and refugees including food, essential relief items, temporary shelter and psychosocial care.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:13:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600743

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is working with the Government of Jordan to provide help to the 656,400 Syrian refugees registered in Jordan, the Jordanian host communities they live in, and address the specific needs of those on the border. But humanitarian assistance on its own is not enough and the UK with the international community and the Government of Jordan have agreed a ‘Jordan Compact’ to create new livelihoods and job opportunities for Syrians and Jordanians and ensure all children, including refugees, are in education in the 2016/17 school year. The international community will provide significant financial support and put in place policy changes on trade access to support this process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 15:03:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600744

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Lebanon hosts proportionally more refugees than any other country. 1.03 million Syrian refugees are officially registered with the United Nations Refugee Agency in Lebanon with up to 500,000 more unregistered, according to the joint Government of Lebanon-UN Lebanon Crisis Response Plan. In addition, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) estimates that between 260,000 and 280,000 of the 450,000 registered Palestinian refugees from Lebanon continue to depend on UNRWA’s work and that approximately 30,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria now live in Lebanon.</p><p>The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is deteriorating. Preliminary results of the United Nation’s 2016 vulnerability assessment survey show that 70.5% Syrian refugees live below the poverty line and 93% are food insecure. In 2015, debt levels were high at an average of $857 per household and across the country Syrian refugees reside in substandard accommodation with poor access to basic services. A 2015 survey by UNRWA and the American University of Beirut found that 90% of Palestinian refugees from Syria, and 65% of Palestinian refugees who lived in Lebanon before the Syrian war, lived below the poverty line.</p><p>Since 2012, the Department for International Development has allocated £340 million in humanitarian and development funding in Lebanon to support Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2016 14:58:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West